A View of the British Empire, more especially Scotland; with some proposals for the Improvement of that Country, the extension of its Fisheries, and the relief of the People.
by Knox, John
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- Hardcover
- first
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Walter, 1784. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [ii], lxx, 113, [1]. Untrimmed and partially unopened in modern marbled boards backed in buckram, black label to spine. Some light soiling. A treatise by the successful expatriate Scots bookseller John Knox (1720-1790) 'which argued—understandably—that transport links in the highlands had to be improved, and advocated the construction of what became the Crinan and Caledonian canals' (ODNB). Knox was also deeply concerned with the fishing industry and successfully advocated numerous policies to promote it in Scotland, including establishing fishing stations in the Highlands and Islands. ESTC T99360.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4020
- Title
- A View of the British Empire, more especially Scotland; with some proposals for the Improvement of that Country, the extension of its Fisheries, and the relief of the People.
- Author
- Knox, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Walter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1784
- Keywords
- Travel & Topography Scottish
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Glossary
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...